Shirebrook Academy

State-Funded School

shirebrook-academy-derbyshire-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

DerbyshireLocal Authority

BolsoverConstituency

NG20 8QFPostcode

2.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Shirebrook Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Derbyshire, East Midlands.

It currently serves 824 pupils. Shirebrook Academy is part of ASTON COMMUNITY EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 39.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 31.4%
EBacc average point score: 3.47

Ethnicity

White

87%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

824

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

46%

England average

27%

First language not English

10%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 824
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: ASTON COMMUNITY EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
8 Jun 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
30 Jan 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
29 Apr 2019	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.